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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) »
Porifera (phylum)
» Demospongiae (class)
» Dictyoceratida (order)
» Spongiidae (family)
CAAB Code :
10 114046
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Scientific Name and Authority :
Spongia (Spongia) hispida
Lamarck, 1814
Rank : Species
Alternative Scientific Name :
Spongia hispida
Lamarck, 1814
CAAB category :
10 -
Porifera Sponges
Family :
10 114 Spongiidae (sponges) - show full list
Common Name : [a sponge]
Organism Type : a sponge
Synonyms :
Cacospongia mollior sensu Ridley, 1884
Taxon lists :
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat :
Marine unspecified
Parent Codes :
10 114907
Spongia spp.
Previous Codes (if any) : 10 114057
Identifiers :
AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9520e5ae-56f3-4dbd-b88d-d841bb001daa
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165192
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2022-06-23
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
(report and map of occurrences )
Record source :
Hooper, J.N.A. Wiedenmayer, F., 1994, Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Porifera . CSIRO, Melbourne
Scientific Name verified against :
WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species . . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.